Post by scorpion42 on May 29, 2009 16:34:01 GMT -7
Read the quote in bold below:
Obama tries to deflect criticism from Sotomayor
AP
President Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, AP – President Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, right, as his nominee for …
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – 32 mins ago
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge. "I'm sure she would have restated it," Obama flatly told NBC News, without indicating how he knew that.
The quote in question from Sotomayor has emerged as a rallying call for conservative critics who fear she will offer opinions from the bench based less on the rule of law and more on her life experience, ethnicity and gender. That debate is likely to play a central role in her Senate confirmation process.
Said Sotomayor in 2001: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
After three days of suggesting that reporters and critics should not dwell on one sentence from a speech, the White House had a different message Friday.
"I think if she had the speech to do all over again, I think she'd change that word," presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.
Gibbs said he did not hear that from Sotomayor directly, but rather from people who had talked to her, and he did not identify who those people were. Sotomayor herself has made no public comments about the matter and was not available for comment.
My thoughts: "The most dangerous man in America," Rush Limbaugh is having fun with the judge's quote in 2001. I know, Hannity, & Beck has been all over it on their tv shows.
After mentioning Limbaugh's name, I haven't heard his radio show. Since "King Obama" annouced Sotomayor's name as his first Supreme Court nominee.
Yes Ark! I do belief that one quote by the judge will hurt her in the short term. Unless, she has a few more skeletons in the closet? Sotomayor will be confirmed as one of, "the nine in black robes."
I don't expect the republicans to give her a free pass, though. However, most of the media will give her one. I'll give you a hint: The judge is one of them.
Obama tries to deflect criticism from Sotomayor
AP
President Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, AP – President Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, right, as his nominee for …
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – 32 mins ago
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge. "I'm sure she would have restated it," Obama flatly told NBC News, without indicating how he knew that.
The quote in question from Sotomayor has emerged as a rallying call for conservative critics who fear she will offer opinions from the bench based less on the rule of law and more on her life experience, ethnicity and gender. That debate is likely to play a central role in her Senate confirmation process.
Said Sotomayor in 2001: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
After three days of suggesting that reporters and critics should not dwell on one sentence from a speech, the White House had a different message Friday.
"I think if she had the speech to do all over again, I think she'd change that word," presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.
Gibbs said he did not hear that from Sotomayor directly, but rather from people who had talked to her, and he did not identify who those people were. Sotomayor herself has made no public comments about the matter and was not available for comment.
My thoughts: "The most dangerous man in America," Rush Limbaugh is having fun with the judge's quote in 2001. I know, Hannity, & Beck has been all over it on their tv shows.
After mentioning Limbaugh's name, I haven't heard his radio show. Since "King Obama" annouced Sotomayor's name as his first Supreme Court nominee.
Yes Ark! I do belief that one quote by the judge will hurt her in the short term. Unless, she has a few more skeletons in the closet? Sotomayor will be confirmed as one of, "the nine in black robes."
I don't expect the republicans to give her a free pass, though. However, most of the media will give her one. I'll give you a hint: The judge is one of them.